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Fabian Fellmann
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US correspondent Tages-Anzeiger/Süddeutsche Zeitung; Journalist BR; Threema 3SHPE5MN

Washington, DC
VP JD Vance does not understand Europe at all.

Politico: One longtime Vance adviser told Playbook that (…) “He made an intellectual case in both of his speeches this week and extended an olive branch to Europe for them to stand with us on issues like AI and free speech.“
www.politico.com/playbook
Playbook
And mass firings take place across the federal government.
www.politico.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Good explainer of US sales tax vs VAT in EU states – and how the actual problem is in the US and not likely to be solved with US tariffs

taxfoundation.org/blog/trump-r...
The European VAT is Not a Discriminatory Tax Against US Exports
The Trump administration appears to be moving in a “reciprocal” policy direction despite the significant negative economic consequences for American consumers of across-the-board tariffs on goods comi...
taxfoundation.org
February 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Must watch. Simply extraordinary:

“In nearly twenty years as a journalist, this was one of the most extraordinary moments I have witnessed.”
- Clarissa Ward, for @cnn.com

www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...
‘My God there is light’: CNN witnesses moment Syrian prisoner is freed from Assad’s forced detention | CNN
While searching a secretive prison in the belly of the Assad regime’s legacy of torture for American journalist Austin Tice, CNN’s Clarissa Ward made a startling discovery when a rebel fighter uncover...
www.cnn.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Priceless face. #stateoftheunion
March 8, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Solche Memes wären lustig, wenn nicht so viel auf dem Spiel stünde.

Reaktion auf mein Interview mit @ambjohnbolton

«Wenn Donald Trump gewählt wird, ist die Nato hirntot»
https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/gewinnt-trump-ist-die-nato-hirntot-sagt-ex-berater-john-bolton-605783255591
March 2, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Most valuable commodity past #CPAC security for Donald Trump today: coffee.

(Didn‘t dare ask whether there was espresso.)

Trump is expected at 1pm. No drinks, no food after security. Just water. No bread.
February 24, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Quote of the day 👇

"Taking the nomination away from Biden is like taking the car keys away from your parents." An anonymous former Biden aide describing Democrats' dilemma according to @axios.com

https://www.axios.com/2024/02/09/biden-defends-memory-2024-election
February 9, 2024 at 8:10 PM
LEX, „Recht“, steht auf der Tafel dieser Statue vor dem Eingang zum Supreme Court der USA in Washington.

„Justice“, Gerechtigkeit, sitzt auf der andern Seite des Eingangs.

Heute hält der Supreme Court Anhörungen ab, ob Donald Trump in Colorado auf den Wahlzetteln stehen darf.
February 8, 2024 at 1:16 PM
The big replacement theory is now officially being promoted by Elon Musk.

Never mind any facts, i.e. that deportation numbers are higher under Biden than ever before.

This guy is the real threat to a free society.
February 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM
2 Grad kalt war das Bürofenster am Mittwochmorgen. Es war ziemlich vereist - innen.

Unser Haus ist von 1873, wie viele im Quartier Capitol Hill. Unsere (historischen) Holzfenster sind einfach verglast und mit Bronzedichtungen eingefasst.
January 18, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children against deadly childhood diseases. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda
January 16, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Leergefegt sind die Strassen von Washington DC heute Morgen.

Die Schulen sind geschlossen, die öffentliche Verwaltung macht Home Office.

Wegen 10 cm Schneefall.

😂

Ist ja wie Züri, hoi
January 16, 2024 at 5:07 PM
On the day Donald Trump won the Iowa caucus, an icy storm tore an American flag at the monument dedicated to George Washington.

Washington voluntarily gave up great power when he resigned as General of the Continental Army after the Revolutionary War.
January 16, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Winter has finally arrived in Washington DC.
January 16, 2024 at 2:26 AM
US media are doing it again.

NYT says Trump leads Biden 46 to 44%. Margin of error: +/- 3.5%.

Meaning: Trump‘s support is likely between 42,5 and 49,5%, Biden’s between 40,5 and 47,5%.

So: The race is tied.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/politics/biden-israel-gaza-poll.html

December 19, 2023 at 5:20 PM
Taste of Home, US ingredients.

I am poisoning Americans‘ blood with sugar - and I am not even technically an immigrant. #sarcasmdisclaimer

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/16/trump-immigration-attack-00132156

December 18, 2023 at 1:09 PM
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A good primer on crime and criminal justice in DC from the anonymous substacker doing the most comprehensive reporting on the topic. open.substack.com/pub/dccrimef...
December 15, 2023 at 1:03 PM
Finally here: Cross posting to X/Twitter, BSKY, et al., Threads in the works.

https://yup.io
December 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Weisst Du, was "rizz" ist?

Das englische Wort des Jahres bedeutet "Charisma", "Sex Appeal".

"rizz" ist ein Zeichen dafür, dass wir langsam unseren Pandemieneurosen entwachsen.

wapo.st/3Rc82pd
Do you have ‘rizz’? Oxford picks its word of the year from Gen Z slang.
“Rizz” — which Oxford University Press describes as the “ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner” — beat out terms like “situationship” and “Swiftie.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2023 at 2:35 PM
George Santos ist aus dem Kongress ausgeschlossen.
George Santos fliegt gerade aus dem Kongress – die Abstimmung läuft noch, aber es sind schon mehr als 300 Stimmen für seinen Ausschluss eingegangen, nötig sind 290.

www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
December 1, 2023 at 4:02 PM
George Santos fliegt gerade aus dem Kongress – die Abstimmung läuft noch, aber es sind schon mehr als 300 Stimmen für seinen Ausschluss eingegangen, nötig sind 290.

www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
December 1, 2023 at 3:59 PM
Reposted by Fabian Fellmann
A tweet I posted yesterday about Biden and Kissinger allegedly has 2.1 million views.

And it's not affecting the follower count whatsoever.
December 1, 2023 at 3:16 PM